Which to use
“robustes” is an adjective and “robustesse” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,076
- “robustes” frequency rank
- #29,950
- “robustesse” frequency rank
- 52026
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | robustes | robustesse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de robuste. | Force, vigueur, en parlant d'une personne. |
Where the eye mixes robustes and robustesse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between robustes and robustesse
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: robustes is \ʁɔ.byst\ while robustesse is \ʁɔ.bys.tɛs\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “robustes” sits inside “robustesse”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52026, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
robustes is recorded at frequency rank #22,076, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁɔ.byst\. robustesse is at rank #29,950, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁɔ.bys.tɛs\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 52026, this pair ranks #150,707 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of robustes vs robustesse
Shared letters: beorstu. Private to "robustes": -. Private to "robustesse": -.
"robustes" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "robustesse" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- robustes ← orbustes · rboustes · robbustes · robsutes · robusets · robusstes · robustess · robustse
- robustesse ← orbustesse · rboustesse · robbustesse · robsutesse · robusetsse · robusstesse · robustese · robusteses
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "robustes" for "robustesse" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "robustes" or "robustesse" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "robustes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "robustesse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #150,707 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "robustes" and "robustesse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "robustes vs rousses". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #150,707 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.